The Golden Record 2.0 Will Crowdsource A Selfie of Human Culture

UC San Diego Research Scientist Honored with DRI Nevada Medal

Calit2 news room

The research scientist from the Qualcomm Institute at the University of California, San Diego was in Nevada in late March to accept the 27th Desert Research Institute (DRI) Nevada Medal. Lin was cited for “his pioneering work in a new era of digital exploration and science education through public engagement.”

Building A Global Health Sensing Network From Star Trek-Inspired Devices

TopCoder Teams with NASA and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Albert Lin to Create a Powerful Algorithm

Yahoo Finance

Partnership will accelerate how NASA assesses planetary imagery and will better enable Lin to identify, protect and preserve the integrity of undiscovered sites of cultural and historical significance worldwide

Lin Named Desert Research Institute Nevada Medalist

The Desert Research Institute, the environmental research arm of the Nevada System of Higher Education, has awarded University of California, San Diego research scientist Albert Yu-Min Lin its 27th (and youngest ever) Nevada Medal recipient for his work in digital exploration and science education.

How the Crowd Is Solving an 800-Year-Old Mystery

Explorer Albert Lin: A Passion for Pushing the Limits

US Department of State

Lin, 30, a research scientist at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), is passionate about pushing the limits of technology — from cutting-edge scientific instruments to social media and the Internet — to help open up new frontiers of exploration.

Calit2 Albert Yu-Min Lin To Be Honored with Emerging Leader Award

Calit2 news room

Five distinguished alumni and supporters of the University of California, San Diego — including Calit2 research scientist and National Geographic Explorer Albert Yu-Min Lin — will be honored at the university’s annual Alumni Celebration to be hosted June 2.

Google Science Fair Opens Today!

national Geographic News

The annual Google Science Fair opens today, calling anyone and everyone 13 to 18 years old to push the edges of our knowledge and help pave the way to the future, and National Geographic Explorers Albert Lin, Sylvia Earle, and T.H. Culhane are among the judges.

Albert Lin addresses 2011 Graduating Class

The Valley of the Khans

Scientific American

Citizen scientists examine thousands of satellite images of Mongolia to identify sites and features of potential archaeological interest; the idea is that this will assist archaeologists currently working on the ground.

‘Citizen scientists’ help search for tomb of Genghis Khan via photos of Mongolia

Washington Post

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Mongolia encompasses more than 600,000 square miles of largely uncharted, rural territory, which makes Lin’s mission an extremely challenging one.
Luckily, the explorer and research scientist at the University of California at San Diego has more than 7,000 people around the world helping with his mission, called the Valley of the Khans Project.

How the network of human minds can save Earth

Natgeo News Watch

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Help Survey Genghis Khans Lost Tomb With Some Armchair Archaeology

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NatGeo\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Valley of the Khans project allows armchair archaeologists to sift through satellite imagery of the region—multispectral shots provided by the GeoEye-1 and Ikonos sattelites—and mark what they think could be ancient roads, rivers, or other anomalies. And that\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s only one aspect of this high-tech effort.

Help Find Genghis Khan’s Tomb From the Comfort of Your Home

Wired

From time to time, people in charge of large internet-based projects request the help of the general public to assist in their work. Think SETI@home and Galaxy Zoo. Currently, there is another project with which you can help, supported by National Geographic Digital Media. It is called “Field Expedition: Mongolia — Valley of the Khans Project.” This project is a huge archaeological survey of parts of Mongolia, looking for the tomb of Genghis Khan and other Mongolian cultural heritage sites.

UC San Diego Alumnus Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer

Calit2 Newsroom

Fourteen visionary, young trailblazers from around the world — including University of California, San Diego alumnus Albert Yu-Min Lin, ’04, M.S. ’06, Ph.D. ’08 — have been named to the 2010 class of National Geographic Emerging Explorers.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TAPS UC SAN DIEGO STUDENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

Jacobs School of Engineering

A West Coast campus famous for its high-tech research is now becoming known for its global reach in cultural heritage. Faculty and students are already searching for the lost tomb of Genghis Khan and a masterpiece mural by Leonardo da Vinci not seen in 450 years, and now many more students will get the opportunity to blaze new technology trails in the name of global exploration.

Readers Choice Adventurer of the Year: Albert Lin, In His Own Words

National Geographic Adventure Magazine

For me, it’s about being part of a team that is the Adventurers of the Year. A whole group of people made a huge effort toward this project—people from University of California, San Diego, local Mongolians, the Mongolian Academy of Science.

National Geographic Adventure Magazine Labels Calit2 Researcher Among Top 10 Adventurers of the Year

Calit2 Newsroom

It’s not often that a materials scientist by training gets to be labeled one of the world’s top adventurers. But that’s the honor bestowed on Calit2 research scholar Albert Yu-Min Lin, 28, in the December 2009-January 2010 issue of National Geographic Adventure magazine. Lin is affiliated with Calit2’s Center of Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Architecture and Archaeology (CISA3).

Finding Hidden Tomb Of Genghis Khan Using Non-Invasive Technologies

Science Daily

According to legend, Genghis Khan lies buried somewhere beneath the dusty steppe of Northeastern Mongolia, entombed in a spot so secretive that anyone who made the mistake of encountering his funeral procession was executed on the spot.

High-Tech Search for Legendary Warlord

ABC news

Somewhere beneath the wind-swept deserts of Mongolia lies the body of one of the most enigmatic warlords in history, a ruthless but brilliant leader who united his people and built the largest empire in the world. Nearly 800 years after Genghis Khan died, the legends continue to grow, as do the mysteries.

U.S. researchers use advanced technology to locate tomb of Genghis Khan

xinhua net

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Scientists at the University of California in San Diego (UCSD) are using advanced visualization technologies to locate the tomb of Mongolian emperor Genghis Khan, the UCSD said in a press release on Monday.